It has not been a positive 2025 for Jasper Philipsen . A cycling season marked by falls, starting with the one suffered in the sprint of Danilith Nokere Koerse, which compromised the Belgian's northern campaign .

The Alpecin rider had managed to find his best condition just for the Tour de France and had won the first stage in Lille while also wearing the yellow jersey.

But bad luck struck him again during the third stage of the Grande Boucle: during the intermediate sprint, a collision between Coquard and Rex involved Philipsen who came off worse; the first medical report was really negative, with a compound fracture of the right clavicle , the breaking of at least one rib , in addition to abrasions all over his back.

Jasper will now undergo surgery at the Herentals hospital, his season may already be over, but, of course, in these cases what matters most is that the operation goes well and that he can recover as quickly as possible.